COLLEGE BASKETBALL ROUNDUP : Cal Defeated by Driesell’s James Madison

On a night when Coach Lou Campanelli of California was supposed to remind his old school how much they miss him, he learned that his memory has been lost in the glare of Lefty Driesell.

Driesell, the former Maryland coach, earned his first victory over a ranked team in his five seasons at James Madison when the Dukes (6-2) upset No. 19 Cal, 90-75, in the Seton Hall/Meadowlands tournament at East Rutherford, N.J.

“I’d like to apologize to the fans because we’re not the team we were in the first five games,” said Campanelli, who left James Madison for Cal in 1985.”We didn’t come to play and got our butts kicked. They controlled the offense, the defense and the tempo.”

California, which fell to 5-1, also might have suffered more than a loss.

Jason Kidd, highly regarded freshman guard, was taken to Meadowlands Hospital in Secaucus after the game for precautionary X-rays on his ribs after a hard fall.

No. 7 Seton Hall 75, Cornell 59--Jerry Walker returned from a one-game absence from a concussion and keyed a game-opening 15-0 run against outmanned Cornell (2-3) that led the Pirates (10-1) in the first round of the Seton Hall/Meadowlands Tournament.

No. 14 Georgia Tech 105, Youngstown State 85--Malcolm Mackey scored 19 of his 26 points in the second half to lead the Yellow Jackets (6-1). Georgia Tech was held to a 38-38 halftime tie by Youngstown (1-5), but Mackey sparked a second-half surge as the Yellow Jackets scored 67 points in the second half.

No. 15 Oklahoma 102, Alaska Anchorage 70--Bryatt Vann scored 19 points and Bryan Sallier scored 18 in the second half as the Sooners (8-1) finally pulled away over the Seawolves (7-4) in the semifinals of the All College Tournament at Oklahoma City

No. 17 Michigan State 81, New Hampshire 51--Shawn Respert scored 19 points and led a second half surge that carried the Spartans (6-1) past overmatched New Hampshire (0-4)in the first round of the Spartan Classic tournament at East Lansing, Mich. Dating back to last season, New Hampshire has lost 15 of its last 16 games.

Southwestern Louisiana 109, No. 20 Nebraska 80--Michael Allen scored 28 points to lead the Ragin’ Cajuns (6-2) in a consolation game of the Rainbow Classic in Honolulu. The Cornhuskers (7-3) suffered their third consecutive loss.

No. 21 Cincinnati 65, Dayton 55--Nick Van Exel hit consecutive three-pointers during a 10-0 second half run that lifted the Bearcats (5-1) over the Flyers (1-8) at Dayton, Ohio.

No. 23 Connecticut 99, Towson State 66--Brian Fair scored 17 of his career-high 24 points as the Huskies (6-1) opened a 30-point first-half lead against Towson State (2-5) at Hartford to win the Connecticut Mutual Classic for a sixth consecutive seasons.

No. 24 Vanderbilt 96, Bowling Green 69--Billy McCaffrey and Chris Lawson scored 17 points each as the Commodores (10-1) defeated the Falcons (2-5) for their ninth consecutive win and the championship of the Music City Invitational.

Oregon State 93, No. 25 Brigham Young 79--Brent Barry scored a career-high 23 points and the Beavers (3-5) used 42-of-49 free throw shooting to hand the Cougars (7-4) their second loss in two nights in the third place game of the Far West Classic in Portland.

OTHER GAMES

Monty Williams’ 21 points included seven foul shots in the second half as Notre Dame (5-2) held off a late charge by St. Joseph’s (4-2) for a 68-65 victory in the championship game of the Sugar Bowl tournament in New Orleans. . . . Terrence Rencher scored 30 points, including five in the final 2 1/2 minutes, to help Texas (5-2) to a 104-96 victory over Weber State (7-2) in the first round of the All College Tournament at Oklahoma City.

Pete Eisenrich scored 22 points to lead Santa Clara (5-4) to a 80-69 victory over Harvard (2-7) in the first round of the Cable Car Classic at Santa Clara. . . . Junior Burrough scored a career-high 26 points to lead Virginia (6-0) to a 82-63 victory over Radford (4-5) at Charlottesville, Va. . . . Lamont Frazier, Melvin Booker and Mark Atkins each scored 15 points and Missouri (5-2) went on a 14-point run in the second half to take an 80-55 victory over Chaminade (2-5) in a semifinal consolation game of the Big Island Invitational at Hilo.

Fresno State (5-3), paced by 15 points each from Seth Marshall and Travis Stel, won a first round game in its holiday basketball tournament by taking a 66-53 victory over Navy (0-5) at Fresno. . . . Eddie Hill scored 17 of his 22 points in the first half as Washington State (5-2) took a 72-49 victory over Princeton (5-3) in the first round of the Spartan Classic tournament at East Lansing, Mich.

Allan Houston scored 26 points and LaMarcus Golden spurred a second-half run in Tennessee’s 90-77 victory over Furman (1-4) at Knoxville, Tenn.. . . Ron Curry’s 21 points led Marquette (7-1) to a 61-58 victory over Illinois (7-4) at Champaign, Ill.

Geert Hammink scored 27 points and Louisiana State (7-2) turned a 38-all halftime tie into a 93-79 victory over upstate rival Northwestern State (5-2) at Baton Rouge, La. . . .Louis Ely scored 21 points as Wisconsin (5-2)topped the 100-point mark for a school-record third consecutive game in rolling to a 110-81 victory over Alcorn State (1-8) at Madison, Wisc. . . . Ron Bayless scored 25 points and Iowa State (7-3) took a 12-0 lead before tagging short-handed Minnesota (6-1) with a 99-65 loss at Ames, Iowa. Minnesota played without starting point guard Arriel McDonald and forward Randy Carter, who are out with injuries.

Stevin Smith scored a game-high 25 points as Arizona State (5-1) rallied for an 100-84 victory over Detroit Mercy (6-3) for the ASU-Tribune Classic championship at Tempe, Ariz.. . . Brian Thompson of Florida (5-3) scored 14 points to lead the Gators to an 86-62 victory over Austin Peay (3-5) in the consolation game of the Sun Carnival Classic at El Paso.